Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB318

Introduced
3/20/23  
Refer
3/21/23  
Introduced
3/20/23  
Education; minimum salaries of special education teachers who meet certain criteria shall be 110 percent of the minimum salary; provide
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB331

Introduced
3/27/23  
Introduced
3/27/23  
Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; the certification of recovery residences; provide
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB336

Introduced
1/8/24  
Refer
1/9/24  
Introduced
1/8/24  
Report Pass
2/26/24  
Refer
1/9/24  
Administration of Mental Health; Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to be represented by a delegate or agent; allow for certain officials
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB340

Introduced
1/9/24  
Refer
1/10/24  
Introduced
1/9/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Refer
1/10/24  
Engrossed
2/13/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Report Pass
3/18/24  
Engrossed
2/13/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Report Pass
3/18/24  
Chaptered
4/30/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
4/30/24  
Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB341

Introduced
1/9/24  
Refer
1/10/24  
Introduced
1/9/24  
Report Pass
2/8/24  
Refer
1/10/24  
Engrossed
2/16/24  
Report Pass
2/8/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
2/16/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; repeal
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB344

Introduced
1/10/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Introduced
1/10/24  
Report Pass
1/30/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Engrossed
2/6/24  
Report Pass
1/30/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Engrossed
2/6/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Sales and Use Taxes; firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB346

Introduced
1/10/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Introduced
1/10/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB348

Introduced
1/10/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Introduced
1/10/24  
Report Pass
1/23/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Report Pass
1/23/24  
Report Pass
2/13/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
2/13/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB350

Introduced
1/10/24  
Refer
1/11/24  
Introduced
1/10/24  
Sale of Consumable Hemp Products; individuals under the age of 21 years; prohibit
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB352

Introduced
1/11/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Introduced
1/11/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Report Pass
2/20/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
2/20/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
5/6/24  
Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB358

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Introduced
1/12/24  
Report Pass
1/24/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Engrossed
1/26/24  
Report Pass
1/24/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
1/26/24  
State Election Board; remove the Secretary of State; authorize the board to investigate
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB361

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Meetings Open to the Public; authorized nonemergency teleconference meetings in which members of nonstatewide agencies participate; increase the number
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB365

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
2/21/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Education; notification to parents and legal guardians of public school students of the right to receive email notification each time their child obtains school library materials; provide
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB366

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
1/30/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Chaptered
4/22/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
4/22/24  
"Tax Expenditures Transparency Act of 2024"; enact
GA

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB369

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
1/29/24  
Refer
1/23/24  
Engrossed
1/31/24  
Report Pass
1/29/24  
Report Pass
2/16/24  
Engrossed
1/31/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
2/16/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide